Previous criticisms of the project were that it relied too much on physical infrastructure, rather than natural solutions.Ĭourtesy of U.S. Instead, they're being replaced with 43 miles of a natural dune and beach system, which the Army Corps says will reduce environmental and social impacts. One of the biggest changes to the revised version is that it removes plans to build a series of levees and floodwalls parallel to State Highway 87 on Bolivar Peninsula and FM 3005 on Galveston Island. "The plan is economically competitive for federal investment, and we are shifting into detailed discussions on how strategically implement this project going forward," said Vail. The Army Corps estimates the project would reduce average annual storm damage costs by $2.28 billion - recovery costs from Hurricane Ike alone totaled $38 billion dollars. Federal funding would comprise 65% of the project cost, and the final plan has to be submitted to Congress for federal approval and funding. The latest draft pins it down at $26.2 billion. Initial estimates put the project's cost between $23 billion and $32 billion. The latest draft incorporates feedback from the public on the initial plan, which was released in 2018.
Timothy Vail with the Army Corps of Engineers at a press briefing. "This hurricane season has given us pause because it’s given us too many close calls not to heed its warning," said Col. And after a close call from Hurricane Laura earlier this year, local officials renewed calls to make a storm barrier a priority. Plans to build a coastal storm barrier - also known as the “Ike Dike” - have been in the works since Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston in 2008.
Army Corps of Engineers and Texas General Land Office on Friday released the second draft of its massive, multibillion-dollar project to protect the Texas Gulf Coast from hurricanes and storm surge. Army Corps of Engineers/Texas General Land Office Aerial view of the storm surge gate system that would stretch across the water between Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula.
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